4,7 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Bulgaria

Society » ENVIRONMENT | August 5, 2009, Wednesday // 11:12
Bulgaria 4,7 on Richter Shakes Bulgaria: 4,7 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Bulgaria

A 4,7 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale has been registered on the territory of Bulgaria at 10:49 am Wednesday.

The tremor's epicenter was at 41 kilometers South-East of the Romanian city Constata, and 15 km West of the town of Mangalia, again in Romania, at 30 kilometers deep in the ground.

The earthquake has been felt on the entire territory of Bulgaria - in the Black see cities of Burgas and Varna, in the bigger cities in Northern Bulgaria, Ruse and Pleven, and even in Western Bulgaria, where the capital Sofia is situated.

 

 

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